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Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for TECHNOLOGY: Add Last Maintained Audit Fields to SYS600

George Moroses 0 128 Article rating: 5.0

LX has enhanced the SYS600 User Security Maintenance application by adding the ZXUP audit fields:

  • Last Maintained Date

  • Last Maintained Time

  • Last Maintained User

These fields are updated whenever a user or role is revised, deleted, or reactivated.

This enhancement provides standard audit tracking to identify who modified a User Security record and when. The audit fields can be used for ad hoc tracking, reporting, and analysis.

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Add Item Description to Inbound Delivery Lines

George Moroses 0 105 Article rating: 5.0

The Inbound Delivery Line Detail panels have been enhanced to provide clearer item information and improved usability.

Key updates include:

  • Item Description added to the Inbound Delivery Lines Selection screen.

  • Increased number of lines displayed on the selection panel.

  • Multi-language support:

    • Item Description is shown in the user’s language (if available).

    • Defaults to the base language if a translation is not available.

  • On the PO Detail panel, the Item Description also supports multi-language display.

These enhancements give users more detailed item information on inbound deliveries, with Item Descriptions presented in their preferred language and more delivery lines visible at once.

Infor LX/BPCS Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: IDF Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis

George Moroses 0 31 Article rating: 5.0

This enhancement introduces the IDF Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis business object, which displays reference information on summarized journal lines. To implement this enhancement, request and apply MR 81558.

Key features include:

  • Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis

    • Provides analysis attribute details.

    • Has a 1-to-many relationship with Ledger Book Journal Line Source.

    • Default view: General.

  • Ledger Book Journal Line Source

    • Has a many-to-1 relationship with Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis.

    • Displays the Ledger Book Journal Line Analysis detail card.

This enhancement enables users to access detailed reference information on summarized journal lines, improving analysis and reporting capabilities.

Join Us at inPOWER 2025 – Discover What’s Next for LX/BPCS

Frank Petrasio 0 36 Article rating: 5.0

We’re thrilled to invite you to inPower 2025, taking place September 22 to 25, 2025!

This annual conference is the premier event for the LX/BPCS community, bringing together users, experts, and partners to explore the latest advancements, share best practices, and connect with peers who understand your ERP challenges and goals.

👉 Get all the event details here


Why You Should Attend

inPower 2025 is your chance to:

  • Learn from Infor experts and industry leaders.

  • Explore real-world success stories and new strategies.

  • Connect with peers in the LX/BPCS community.

  • Discover solutions that can transform your business operations.


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Still Manually Entering UPS & FedEx Info in Baan & LN?

Kathy Barthelt 0 1675 Article rating: 5.0

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Re-entering shipping details into Baan or Infor LN
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Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for FINANCE: Moving calendar periods

Kathy Barthelt 0 3047 Article rating: 3.0

You can move monthly periods to a different parent period. For example, if you have a monthly calendar, you can create quarter periods and move months to the quarters.

  1. Select Financials > Global Ledger > Setup > Finance Enterprise Group > Maintenance.
  2. Open the finance enterprise group.
  3. Click the Calendar tab.
  4. Open the calendar for which you want to move periods.
  5. Click the Hierarchy tab.
  6. Select the periods to move.
  7. Select Actions > Move.
  8. Select the new parent period under which you want to move the periods.
  9. Click OK.

Infor LN & Baan Tips & Tricks for OPERATIONS: Revisions and approval

Kathy Barthelt 0 1674 Article rating: 5.0

Note that the Bill of Material and Routing are revision controlled. When a structure is generated for the first time, a first revision is made with status New.

If the Approve Structures Automatically check box is selected in the Job Shop Master Data Parameter (tirou0500m000) session, the revision is created with status Approved.

If the structure is regenerated, the current revision status determines the result:

  • If the status is New, this revision is overwritten
  • If the status is Approved, a new revision is created
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Don't laugh - the average lifespan of an ERP system is 7-10 years

Don't laugh - the average lifespan of an ERP system is 7-10 years

Don’t laugh! I know, I know…many of our customers say that after 7-10 years they are finally settling in after the implementation! We have seen many a customer stretch out the lifespan of their ERP system to 20+ years. That sounds great for the company’s bank account, but is it good for the business?

An outdated ERP system hurts your business in many ways, not just with slow performance. The best-of-breed functionality is now 2 decades old, and obsolete technology can't leverage newer technology. Lack of integration leads to siloed data that hurts communication and your internal teams feel the pain, and your customers are noticing. Poor visibility into your operations makes it nearly impossible to achieve industry-based regulatory compliance and meet financial auditing requirements. Not to mention the sheer size of Big Data that is being collected today vs. 2 decades ago or the fact that your vendor is no longer supporting your ERP version.

Let’s scrap it all and start over!

Is it that black and white though? There is an ocean between “do nothing” and “replace everything”. Taking incremental steps can give your organization a tremendous amount of benefit without the tremendous price tag that often goes with ERP replacement, but you need to be willing to take the first step. Maybe there is a manufacturing ERP add-on that you know would provide tremendous benefit and improve overall efficiency, or a web portal that you log in to that allows you to communicate with your suppliers, but it has no tie to your purchase orders, or maybe your team would benefit from a review of industry best practices and how that compares to how your ERP system is currently being used. Or at the very least you need to know if your ERP system is still meeting the organization’s needs.

Success will never be a big step in the future. Success is a small step taken just now.” – Jonatan Martensson

Crossroads RMC specializes in helping manufacturers maximize the benefit of “the small step”.  Not sure how Crossroads RMC can optimize your business?

Our Infor ERP Services can optimize your business with the following initiatives and many more:

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It's time to take the first step today!
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